Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Apple iPhone 11

71 out of 100

64 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G) that was released on September 23, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 13 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G

The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Comes with 1390 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3110 mAh
Modern USB Type-C port
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
Delivers 23% higher peak brightness (829 against 675 nits)
Has 2 SIM card slots
25% higher pixel density (407 vs 326 PPI)
Super AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11

Shows 8% longer battery life (34:46 vs 32:06 hours)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
31% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1619 and 1238 points
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G and Apple iPhone 11 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Size	6.5 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	828 x 1792 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	407 ppi	326 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	400 nits	625 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1200 nits	-
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	84.8%	79%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	95.7%	99.8%
PWM	227 Hz	Not detected
Response time	2.8 ms	24.8 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	999:1

Height	159.8 mm (6.29 inches)	150.9 mm (5.94 inches)
Width	74.5 mm (2.93 inches)	75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness	8.4 mm (0.33 inches)	8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight	190 g (6.7 oz)	194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Plastic	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple	White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G	Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock	2840 MHz	2650 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)	- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
L3 cache	4 MB	-
Lithography process	7 nanometers	7 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 650	Apple A13 GPU
GPU shading units	1024	256
GPU clock	587 MHz	1230 MHz
FLOPS	~1202.1 GFLOPS	~629.8 GFLOPS

CPU	233087	188856
GPU	196634	305641
Memory	141288	136959
UX	175074	177223
Total score	748579	808922

Max surface temperature	37.9 °C	43.6 °C
Stability	91%	72%
Graphics test	23 FPS	45 FPS
Graphics score	3875	7532

Web score	9910	-
Video editing	7169	-
Photo editing	30029	-
Data manipulation	9733	-
Writing score	13125	-

RAM size	6, 8 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2750 MHz	-
Channels	2	2

Storage size	128, 256 GB	64, 128, 256 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Memory card	MicroSD	No
Memory card max size	Up to 1024 GB	-

Operating system	Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	One UI 5.0	-
OS size	25.6 GB	-

Capacity	4500 mAh	3110 mAh
Max charge power	25 W	18 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes (37% in 30 min)	Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:35 hr	1:45 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	10:02 hr	11:39 hr
Watching video	15:39 hr	15:16 hr
Gaming	04:33 hr	05:05 hr
Standby	110 hr	121 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	4032 x 3024	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 3x	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Quad LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	123°	120°
Lenses	3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP)	2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Sony IMX555 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 76 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	-
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.0" (CMOS)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	-	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	23 mm
Pixel size	0.8 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	BSI CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.74"	-
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version	5	5
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	No
USB version	3.2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support *	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	Yes	No
LTE Cat *	20	18
5G support	Yes	No

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	September 2020	September 2019
Release date	October 2020	September 2019
SAR (head)	0.5 W/kg	0.95 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.35 W/kg	0.99 W/kg
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger	Yes, 15 W	-

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Apple iPhone 11

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G vs Apple iPhone 11

Key differences

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Display

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Camera

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